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Sailing delay warnings

Sailing delay warnings

05 October 2022

Ferry passengers are being advised to check with operators over potential departure holdups because of bad weather.

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Channel deportation pledge 'childish re-write of Ukip soundbites'

Channel deportation pledge 'childish re-write of Ukip soundbites'

04 October 2022

The Home Secretary is promising a fresh crackdown on boats crossing the Channel - but one veteran Tory has rubbished her plans.

Search launched for white Audi after biker killed in crash

Search launched for white Audi after biker killed in crash

04 October 2022

Detectives are "particularly keen" for information about a white Audi A7 as they investigate a crash that claimed the life of a motorcyclist.

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Stunning iPhone picture of Kent and Calais sparks huge Twitter debate

Stunning iPhone picture of Kent and Calais sparks huge Twitter debate

04 October 2022

This remarkable nighttime image of the English Channel between Kent and Calais has gone viral - and sparked a big debate on social media.

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Motorcyclist killed in crash near port

Motorcyclist killed in crash near port

04 October 2022

A man in his 30s has been killed in a motorcycle crash near the Port of Dover.

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Much-loved dad took own life after tragic final message

Much-loved dad took own life after tragic final message

03 October 2022

A dad-of-four and popular football coach took his own life after sending a tragic final message to his girlfriend, an inquest has heard.

Tax rise fears amid council's £50m black hole

Tax rise fears amid council's £50m black hole

03 October 2022

A council's finances have been described as 'ominous', with half its reserves expected to be used to plug a budget deficit.

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'It was like a very big, long rat or escaped creature'

'It was like a very big, long rat or escaped creature'

02 October 2022

A strange animal - like a "very, big long rat" or "escaped creature" - has been seen crossing a dual carriageway and in a garden.

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Channel crossings crisis 'out of control', Home Secretary admits

Channel crossings crisis 'out of control', Home Secretary admits

02 October 2022

Suella Braverman says modern slavery legislation is 'being abused', as the total number of crossings this year reaches almost 33,000.

Stolen BMW driven wrong way down street

Stolen BMW driven wrong way down street

01 October 2022

An appeal has been launched after a BMW was allegedly stolen from a supermarket car park before travelling the wrong way down a street.

'We have lost these beautiful angels far too soon'

'We have lost these beautiful angels far too soon'

01 October 2022

Along a Kent high street, six smiling faces are displayed in a shop window - each with a tragic story behind them.

Disruption on roads amid bad weather

Disruption on roads amid bad weather

30 September 2022

Motorists face delays across different parts of the county this evening as wet and windy weather conditions takes hold.

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Victory for sacked chef after P&O Ferries admits unfair dismissal

Victory for sacked chef after P&O Ferries admits unfair dismissal

30 September 2022

A former P&O chef who was unceremoniously sacked by the ferry company alongside hundreds of others has won his claim for unfair dismissal.

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Rail disruption after train hits tree

Rail disruption after train hits tree

30 September 2022

A train has hit a tree bringing all services along the line to an abrupt halt.

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More child asylum seekers than ever before

More child asylum seekers than ever before

30 September 2022

A record number of unaccompanied young people have landed on Kent's shores this year, the highest on record.

Asylum seekers plucked from the sea

Asylum seekers plucked from the sea

30 September 2022

A total 138 people in small boats were rescued in one night, some of whom had ended up in the water.

25m pool and fitness suite among plans for new leisure centre

25m pool and fitness suite among plans for new leisure centre

29 September 2022

There is still time to view plans for a run-down leisure centre, which is due to be demolished and redeveloped.

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'Spoons left my disabled daughter out in the cold, having seizures'

'Spoons left my disabled daughter out in the cold, having seizures'

29 September 2022

A disabled girl was "left having seizures in the cold" after she and her carer were reportedly refused entry to a Wetherspoon pub.

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Rat battered to death with baseball bat in infested home

Rat battered to death with baseball bat in infested home

28 September 2022

A woman says 'big fat' rats have taken over her council home, keeping her up at night and making her life hell.

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£10m revamp of historic listed building to finally start

£10m revamp of historic listed building to finally start

27 September 2022

The long-awaited renovation of a centuries-old town hall is being funded with lottery cash.

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